A trial of homoeopathic treatment of leg ulcers

Abstract

The clinical efficacy of homoeopathically prepared sulphur, silica and carbo-vegetabilis (SSC), administered at 6 centesimal potency (1 × 10^-12 mol^-1), was determined in a randomized clinical trial. The study recruited 23 patients from clinics at Southport and Formby Hospital, Southport, and Queen Victoria Hospital, Morecambe. The subjects were randomly allocated to the test group (nine patients) or control group (seven patients) and conventional medicine and nursing care was continued during the study period. Patients unwilling to be treated homoeopathically, or for whom the homoeopathic treatment would have been contraindicated, were allocated to a placebo group (seven patients). Ulcer measurements over the mean treatment period of 4.2 weeks suggested that the addition of SSC to the patients' treatments enhanced ulcer healing. Despite the short assessment period, the results were encouraging and further investigation into the efficacy of the addition of SSC into leg ulcer treatment plans is warranted.

Key Words:

• Leg ulcers
• Homoeopathy
• Treatment